After a 2-0 win over Charlton last week, North End face an in-form Southampton side at St. Mary’s tomorrow night. Preston are on something of a run themselves, but with 12 back-to-back home wins, the host’s stats make for some impressive reading.

Preston North End ended Charlton Athletic’s unbeaten start to the season with a confident 2-0 win at The Valley. Going into the 2nd round Carling Cup clash, the Addicks were in fine form, but an almost unrecognisable North End team took the plaudits with an assertive performance and came out on top.

A somewhat fatigued North End side travel to The Valley tomorrow night for a League Cup clash against fellow promotion hopefuls, Charlton Athletic. With potentially seven games coming up in the space of three weeks for Preston, Phil Brown has admitted that he “will be making one or two changes” in order to retain the Lilywhites’ prolific league form.